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Oct 06, 2018 | by Steve Popper, Newsday

Only in the NBA, in which franchises are built on the shoulders of 19-year-old kids loaded with potential and promise, could Enes Kanter be considered a grizzled veteran. But at 26 years old, he is an elder statesman in the Knicks’ locker room.

Oct 05, 2018 | by Aaron Falk, NBA.com/Jazz

Joe Ingles’ path to the NBA started with a 15-cent investment.

When Ingles was a small child, maybe 4 or 5 years old, his mother dragged him to a basketball game because the team needed another player. The young Ingles refused to play without a little compensation. He wanted a ring-like lollipop called a Ka-Bluey.

Oct 04, 2018 | by James Herbert, CBS Sports

BROOKLYN -- At the Brooklyn Nets' picturesque practice facility on the eighth floor of a warehouse by the water in Sunset Park, coach Kenny Atkinson says training camp has been all about working on "our Nets principles." But what, exactly, are those principles?

"Value the ball, play with pace, shot selection," Jared Dudley says without hesitation. "Those are the three things he has on ...

Oct 04, 2018 | by Jordan Greer, Sporting News

Just minutes into last year's regular-season opener, Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome leg injury that sidelined him for the entirety of the 2017-18 season. So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that he felt some nerves, the shot was a little flat and the rhythm wasn't quite right when he stepped onto the Dean Smith Center floor Friday night for his first NBA ...

Oct 03, 2018 | by Carlan Gay, CA.NBA.com

Nik Stauskas got his first action with his new team on Saturday night in his home country. It was the perfect stage to make a debut for the Portland Trail Blazers and begin a new chapter in his NBA career.

The result of the game was a 122-104 loss to the Toronto Raptors and Stauskas finished with five points, four rebounds in 16 minutes. It's the preseason, ...

Sep 29, 2018 | by Vaughn McClure, ESPN

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- When Mohamed Sanu reflects on his days with the Cincinnati Bengals, he thinks about the good times he shared bowling alongside fellow wide receiver A.J. Green and the great meals he enjoyed at Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse.

"It was a cool city," Sanu said. "The fans were awesome. Had a couple things to do, nice restaurants. That's where I started my career. I'm ...

Sep 28, 2018 | by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times

Running back Justin Jackson had a busy schedule at Northwestern. He majored in economics and minored in French and business while becoming the school’s all-time leader in rushes, rushing touchdowns, and rushing yards with 5,440, the third-highest total in Big Ten history.

But Jackson, who never missed a game in his college career, still made a point of carving out time ...

Sep 28, 2018 | by Isaac Harris, Mavs.com

Sitting on the front porch of his in-laws’ house, Ryan Broekhoff was finally getting to relax as the past few weeks were a whirlwind. Traveling from city to city, Broekhoff had dedicated the first part of his summer traveling the United States working out for NBA franchises with ...